Dr. Davis is a Faculty Associate in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Advanced Knowledge Enablement (I/UCRC-CAKE) in the School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International University (FIU).

With a background in Computer Science and Cognitive Developmental Psychology, Dr. Davis focuses her academic career on bridging the fields of Computer Science and Psychology. Her research areas of interest include data intensive applications (Big Data), Human-Computer Interaction (user experience) and Computer Science STEM education initiatives. Dr. Davis also has considerable industry experience, including serving as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for The Children’s Trust, where she provided the vision, leadership, strategic planning and management of the Information Systems Department.